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Decades after researchers first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it. Despite diligent global efforts to link uncommon variations in DNA sequences with human disease, ...
Apr 28, 2026
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As war continues to rage in Gaza and Ukraine, there is concern about how the related trauma might be transmitted to future generations of people in those regions.
Jul 1, 2025
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Children of fathers who were categorized as obese or overweight based on their body mass index (BMI) around the time of conception are more likely to develop obesity themselves, according to new research from the University ...
Jun 25, 2025
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Bone pain. Joint pain. Bone swelling. These are symptoms that about 1,000 people in the United States begin to feel each year shortly before being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of cancer that starts in the bones. Although ...
Jan 17, 2025
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You are what you eat, as the adage goes. But a new study from Tulane University found that what's missing from your diet may also impact the health of your descendants across multiple generations.
Dec 11, 2024
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Among the most widely used tools today to measure the deterioration of the organism over time are the so-called "epigenetic clocks." Epigenetics refers to the chemical modifications that accumulate in the DNA of cells throughout ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Cancer occurs when genetic changes disrupt normal cell functions. These genetic mutations can be inherited; they can happen spontaneously when cells make copies of themselves; or they can be caused by environmental carcinogens—chemicals ...
Nov 19, 2024
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Using a system of genetic barcodes and a novel single-cell sequencing method, a research team at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) in Milan has developed an approach to identify cells ...
Oct 15, 2024
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Is the adage "calories in, calories out" true? The short answer is yes, but the full story is more nuanced.
Sep 10, 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have discovered a mechanism in DNA that regulates how disease-causing mutations are inherited. The research paper has been published in Cell Metabolism.
Aug 22, 2024
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